flag female ancestor  Sarah  SPENCER

  (b. 27 July 1644 New Haven Colony   d. abt. 1707 Canterbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut )  

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Sarah SPENCER was born 27 July 1644 in New Haven Colony

Sarah SPENCER was the child of Gerard SPENCER   and   Hannah HILLS?

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Sarah  married  Stephen BACKUS December 1666 in Norwich, Connecticut Colony .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Stephen BACKUS  was born abt. 1640 in England (United Kingdom).  Stephen died abt. 1695 in Canterbury, Connecticut, USA.  Stephen was the child of William BACKUS and Elizabeth COOK?.

Sarah SPENCER died abt. 1707 in Canterbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut.
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Sarah SPENCER married immigrant flag male ancestor Stephen BACKUS-- Date: December 1666 Place: Norwich, Connecticut Colony
Stephen BACKUS was the child of William BACKUS and Elizabeth COOK?




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birth1644 Birth
27 July 1644
New Haven Colony
1663 Birth of Child
Sarah Spencer BACKUS was born 14 June 1663, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Sarah was 18 years old.
marriage1666 Marriage / Partner
Sarah SPENCER and Stephen BACKUS December 1666, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

She was 22 years old.
1682 Birth of Child
Timothy BACKUS was born 7 October 1682, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Sarah was 38 years old.
marriage1692 Marriage of Child
Sarah Spencer BACKUS married 17 March 1692, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to David KNIGHT
Added: 9/21/2016 9:39:27 AM - Updated: 1/17/2020 12:05:41 PM
Did You Know?The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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